Amaravati, Apr 9 (TNT): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will launch the country’s first indigenous quantum computer testing facility at SRM University AP in Amaravati on April 14, marking World Quantum Day.
The Chief Minister will also virtually inaugurate the quantum facility centre at Medha Towers in Gannavaram near Vijayawada, officials said on Thursday.
With the launch, Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in the country to commission an indigenous quantum computer testing facility, while Amaravati Quantum Valley is expected to emerge as a major international quantum technology hub.
As part of the programme, Naidu will witness a live quantum system initiation with the cooling process of the processor on the Amaravati 1Q system being triggered virtually from Medha Towers, while the Amaravati 1S system will function as an open-access set-up during the demonstration.
Officials said the establishment of the Amaravati Quantum Reference Facility would provide India with sovereign quantum infrastructure and position Amaravati as the anchor node of a national quantum hardware network for designing, testing, certifying and manufacturing quantum systems.
Technologies developed through the facility, including cryogenics, precision electronics and quantum-grade fabrication, are expected to have strategic applications in defence, healthcare and semiconductor manufacturing.
Under the state government’s flagship Amaravati Quantum Valley initiative, launched as part of National Quantum Mission, the city is also set to host an IBM 133-qubit quantum computer and has already secured over 80 industry and academic partnerships.
According to Secretary to the Chief Minister P. S. Pradyumna, the launch marks a dream come true for Andhra Pradesh and reflects the Chief Minister’s vision of promoting indigenous hardware manufacturing and advanced quantum technology infrastructure in the state.
He said Naidu has emphasised the need for preparing youth for emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, through large-scale skill development programmes.
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